If you are seriously considering to car and can afford more than the small cars like Zen and Santro. Esteem is the car for you. Dont you worry about spending your hard earned money on buying this car coz it is money well spent.
I bought one in 2005 from a friend of mine who had to relocate to Singapore and had to dispose off his 5 month and 2000 Kms old car. I owned a Zen before that and loved my car then. But this was a mouth watering offer since I was getting a Brand New Car (almost) for a second hand price which I could not reject. I have no regrets for taking that decision then.
I got it converted to Gas and am using it since then. I am done around 38000 Kms now and am very pleased with it.
The maintenance cost is almost negligible since it seldom goes beyond Rs 1500 on a regular service after every 5000 Kms. I dont know if I am lucky to this one or all the ithers are the same. But I have had similar opinions from other Esteem owners.
I have never met a person who dis agrees with my opinion till now on this.
Now the Cons: Well the design is out dated and maybe look like 1990's car. The Interiors are not that great. The ground clearence could have been better. The engine sometimes seems to be under powered for what the car looks like.
I strongly recommend it for people who would like to go for a big car for the first time and are thinking about spending their hard earned money.
Esteem is all about Economy!
